The Flakes Podcast

This episode is punctuated by the fact that there's almost no snow falling in the next 5 days and with the exception of the Northeast there's no snow that fell in the last 5 days.

The West remains hot and dry except for Northern Washington, which has had lots of rain and some snow. Your hosts, BA, Mike, and Evan shed some light on the fact that a pattern change is coming next week! There are several storms possible for the Sierra and they should move through into the Rockies later in the week. The question... how much snow and is it too little to late? The models still have some things to work out...

They round out the show with a discussion of snowmaking, some Tahoe statistics, and a few anecdotes to keep the Winter vibe alive.
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Mike is on the road for work again, so BA and Evan try to keep the winter vibe alive even while the March heat wave turns Tahoe into a giant snow‑melting pot and Utah’s snowpack is in a “I’m not even sure what’s left” mood.

They chuckle about chasing the last snowstorms like it’s a game of hide‑and‑seek, explain why the Tahoe snowpack is melting in record fashion, and feature some real changes in the top‑ten list. Between a patchy snowfall report that stretches from Washington to Michigan, the looming threat of resorts closing before the weekend, and a wild forecast that might bring a sliver of April powder, the hosts keep the conversation light‑hearted, reassuring listeners that there’s still a chance—however slim—for that perfect powder day before the seasons flip.
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After a little medical mayhem for both Bryan and Evan over the last week, the hosts shift gears to the real scoop: the Pacific Northwest is getting dumped on with feet of snow! Idaho and Montana’s powder totals will be climbing but the rest of the West will be in a continued snow drought. The Great Lakes region continues to get in on the action as well with feet of snow forecasted as well.

Evan gets into the top‑ten leaderboard that’s got Mount Baker, Revelstoke, and the surprisingly snow‑heavy Upper Peninsula in the mix with Mt. Bohemia.

Will the West see more snow after the big Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies storms this week? Definitely not next week since a big heat wave is coming that will melt lots of snow in the Rockies, California, and the Southwest.

But the end of the month promises a change in the pattern especially for the West, and hopefully it's not too little too late...

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While it's been snowing in Utah, Evan has had to juggle dad duties instead of hitting the slopes. Bryan and co‑hosts Mike and Evan riff on the stark contrast between Utah’s heavy, dense snow and the near‑blank slate on the rest of the West and East, noting that only a handful of resorts reported more than a foot in the last five days.

The trio then dig into this year’s anomalously warm, “dry‑but‑water‑rich” season—Utah’s snow density hitting a record‑high 12.5 % and the iconic 115‑inch storm that disappeared in a week after a brief rainstorm and warm temps.

They touch on the top‑ten snow totals (Revelstoke tops the list), the Pacific Northwest’s snowscape of “no base, no terrain,” and brief forecasts for the next five days, highlighting the possibility of a late‑March resurgence in the Northeast and Rockies.
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With Mike in the field, your hosts Bryan and Evan reflect on a recent “snow‑party” and back‑to‑back powder days. Bryan notes that Tahoe, compared to anywhere in the West, has had a relatively strong season – Sugar Bowl topping the Sierra with 290 in (about 94 % of the average for the date) with the record‑breaking 5‑day storm that produced 111 in of snow, the third‑largest on record at the Snow Lab and tied with the 1982 Alpine Meadows avalanche tragedy.

Big East Coast/New England snow totals were recorded over the last 5 days, as one of the biggest blizzards to hit New England just wrapped up. In some places, like Rhode Island, it was the biggest setting all-time records!

They review the top‑ten seasonal totals, dominated by British Columbia but with Sugar Bowl and Palisades breaking into the list, while Utah and most of the West lag behind. But the next five days bring little snow to the lower 48, with the West and Rockies still hoping for a late‑season surge in March.
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